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Purpose. This pamphlet provides information on public participation in the Defense Environmental Restoration Program (DERP) for Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) through discussion of procedures for the establishment and maintenance of public involvement programs, Restoration Advisory Boards (RABs), and Administrative Records. The information presented herein complements the information provided in chapter 8 of the proposed ER 200-3-1.

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to all Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (HQUSACE) elements and all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USAGE) Commands having responsibility for performing hazardous, toxic, and radioactive waste (HTRW) response actions and military munitions response (MMR) actions at FUDS properties. Although specifically written as guidance for managing the public participation process in relation to the USACE FUDS program, the pamphlet may also used as a guide when USACE has responsibility to comply with the public participation process in relation to the Installation Restoration, Base Realignment and Closure, and Work for Others programs and other environmental restoration projects requiring public involvement.